With the beginning of a new semester comes the beginning of a new chapel series.
The fall 2011 Chapel theme, “Life in the Spirit vs. Life in the Flesh,” will tackle the idea of giving in to one’s own will versus following God’s will for one’s life.
Centered on a passage from the book of Romans chapter 8, among other selections from the New Testament, this fall series “helps to face the challenge of ‘How do I deal with this? God’s way or my way?'” said Mark Lewis, the self-titled “Chapel Guy.”
“The text really lays it out very clearly,” he said. “We’ll go through different aspects of this constant struggle between the flesh and the spirit, and relate that to students’ lives.”
The theme expands on the verses found in Romans 8:8-9, which states, “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.”
“We’re going to talk about both tackling this issue in the moment and in the future,” Lewis said. “We want students to be able to take what they learn from this and use it now in their everyday life, and in future situations after they’ve left college.”
The “Spirit vs. Flesh” series will be taught every Monday, beginning the third week of the semester. This week’s schedule features special chapel services, and next week, Sept. 5-9, has been set as “Mission Keeper’s Week.” Summit follows a week after that, Sept. 18-21; afterward the regular Chapel schedule will remain consistent.
“I’ve always thought that Monday chapels have been interesting,” said sophomore Meredith Beier, an information technology major from Flower Mound. “I’m looking forward to this semester.”
Monday’s will feature “Spirit vs Flesh,” and Tuesday’s are “Campus Conversations.” Wednesday’s traditional “Come to the Quiet” precedes small group chapels on Thursday’s, and, Praise Days will continue to end the work week.
Throughout the semester, students are required to obtain 55 Chapel credits out of more than 90 available.
Lewis encouraged students to check the chapel website, acu.edu/chapel, for all the available information on upcoming chapel news, schedule and policies, as well as referred to their email address and phone number for any further questions.
